Varieties of Chinese

There are 7 major Chinese languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, Gan, Halla, Min, Wu and Xiang

Standard Mandarin Chinese is called 普通话 (pu tōng huà) in the People’s Republic of China, 国语 (guó yu meaning national language) in Taiwan and 华语 (huá yu meaning Chinese language) in Singapore.

Mandarin Chinese is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Taiwan, and one of the official languages of Singapore and the United Nations.

In Mandarin Chinese, China is 中国 (zhōng guó meaning ‘middle kingdom’.